Dude turns out to be what appears to be a high school aged looking person yet he's got arms full of tats and on his face as well including a tear tat under his right eye along with a group of stars (irony!) by his left.
A tear tat under the eye used to be scored in prison and was an indicator that the wearer had committed a murder whilst in prison.

Now I wonder and this is not blaming the victim, but could it be that this tear on his face have singled him out to the attacker.
Further wearing such a tat is to my mind akin to wearing a spider web tat at ones elbow, yet another of what used to be a prison and crime life sign.

Again not blaming the victim for having been victimized, but his tats in a covert and overt manner do indicate to the world that looks upon him that he is at the least a 'hood if not a bad man. To which now clearly he is not.
The attacker appeared to be of Islamic faith per his clothing and headdress. As well the victim reports in the ABCNews clip that the attacker kept repeating a statement that he says included the words "Allah".

A lesson to be known in life is don't bark if you've got no teeth.

- Janq

Tattoos in general mean nothing in this timeline. Tattoos are no where near as taboo as they were when only convicts and sailors had them.

If I had seen the whole thing go down and knew the victim hadn't started it, I would have shot the attacker as long as I could do it without hitting the victim as well.

September 14th, 2008, 07:48 PM

TattooedGunner

And another thing: Any man that would do something like this in front of his kid is a sick individual indeed.

September 16th, 2008, 10:01 PM

mtnclimber

I think it would be a justified shooting in Colorado too. I would command him to stop and any further action would cause me to fire until he stops.

September 17th, 2008, 12:29 PM

rdoggsilva

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bumper

You and me both, without hesitation....

I make six.

September 17th, 2008, 12:39 PM

Reborn

Quote:

Originally Posted by JD

I would have shot the guy plain and simple.

Couldn't have said it better myself. That makes me number 7.

September 17th, 2008, 06:58 PM

Hopyard

Kinda wondered how unprovoked this was

Quote:

Originally Posted by kg4ghn

Tattoos in general mean nothing in this timeline. Tattoos are no where near as taboo as they were when only convicts and sailors had them.

If I had seen the whole thing go down and knew the victim hadn't started it, I would have shot the attacker as long as I could do it without hitting the victim as well.

As usual, Jang is pretty perceptive. If this was two gang members going at it (or a gang member getting what he deserved) then, "frankly my dear, I don't give a damn."

September 17th, 2008, 08:39 PM

Thumper

Yup, bye bye BG! :wave:

September 18th, 2008, 01:36 PM

me

By his response I'm counting Thumper as 8

So I will say 9

September 18th, 2008, 01:57 PM

Paco

10 here, and this is TX. With that video of the victim sleeping on the train and the cool and collective BG wailing on the other guy, it would be defense of a 3rd party, clean shoot.

I am very surprised at the level of wounds the victim received, I got worse as a skateboarder in HS.